Systematic Risk: The risk associated with being invested in any market. When stock market averages fall, most individual stocks in the market fall and when interest rates rise, most bonds and fixed income securities fall in value.

Mark Berch: Risk: The probability of losing capital. The more risk associated with an asset, the greater the potential for a capital loss. Increased risk can also be understood as a greater range in price or increased volatility.

Midcap: A company with a market capitalization between $2 billion and $10 billion. Ian Berch

Eric Berch: Return (on investment): The rate of increase for an invested amount of capital. Generally, there are two ways that return is presented - the "simple" rate of return and the "historical" (or compound) rate of return.

Equity Mutual Funds: Pools of money, from many investors, that are used to purchase common shares and other equity securities of companies in Canada and around the world.

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Growth Risk Category (Equities): This category of equity securities is medium risk, with average capitalization, potential for above average growth in earnings, aggressive management, lower dividend payout, higher P/E ratio and has a potentially higher price.

Small cap: A stock with a market capitalization between $300 million and $2 billion. advertisement

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Broker: A company or individual who buys or sells stocks on another's behalf. A full-service broker advises clients on investing strategies and trading.

Small cap: A stock with a market capitalization between $300 million and $2 billion.